Naju-si Receives Positive Response for U.S. Language Training and University English Camp Education

Published 29 Jul.2024 15:55(KST)

Naju City in Jeollanam-do is receiving great responses from parents as it expands foreign language skills and horizons through support for study abroad in the United States and university English camp tuition.

According to Naju City on the 29th, 30 second-year middle school students have been participating in language training since the 25th of last month at St. Andrew Apostle School in Maryland, USA, where they attend joint classes with local students, stay in homestays, and visit prestigious universities and famous sites.

Thirty second-year middle school students from Naju-si, Jeollanam-do are departing for a language study program in Maryland, USA. <br>[Photo by Naju-si]

Thirty second-year middle school students from Naju-si, Jeollanam-do are departing for a language study program in Maryland, USA.
[Photo by Naju-si]

The language training cost is 11 million KRW per person (5.5 million KRW self-pay), and the city supported 5.5 million KRW excluding self-pay for general students, while fully covering the training fee for socially disadvantaged students.

Seventy-four 5th and 6th grade elementary students are heading to Dongshin University’s dormitory-style English camp, which runs until the 10th of next month.

Classes are organized by grade and level, combining physical education, art, and other arts subjects with English lessons in a distinctive educational method that increases elementary students’ enthusiasm for learning.

In particular, there will be a session to learn about athletes who represented the region at the Paris Olympics and about their hometown, Naju, timed to coincide with the Olympic Games.

The English camp tuition is 1.5 million KRW per person (450,000 KRW self-pay), with support of 1.05 million KRW, and socially disadvantaged students receive full support just like the overseas training.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “I hope this will be a valuable opportunity to experience local English-style classes, live and eat at home, and interact with peers, broadening not only foreign language skills but also horizons. We will continue to promote various educational projects as a premium education city and a leading area for educational development special zones that nurture future talents needed by the nation.”